Work was halted on a second-floor remodeling project in the east wing of Boulder County's downtown Pearl Street courthouse complex on Wednesday after workers found suspected asbestos-containing insulation around a restroom's original pipes.

Jana Petersen, director of the county's Administrative Services Department, said on Thursday that no one had to be evacuated from the area, since the insulation materials were not disturbed and no asbestos was airborne.

Petersen said a crew is scheduled to remove the insulation materials this weekend. She said the original restroom, which is on a floor that houses the county's Information Technology Division, is being demolished and remodeled with a replacement that will meet Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility standards.

On Thursday, the Administrative Services Department emailed county employees who work in that Courthouse Complex's East Wing that until it is removed, "the suspect material is safe in its current state. We are leaving the material in place, undisturbed, until this weekend, when we are having an outside professional properly abate the material."

The department said in that email that "it is normal for us to encounter asbestos-containing materials during remodel projects of older buildings such as the East Wing. Asbestos, when left undisturbed, is not a health risk to employees and the general public, and when properly abated, will not pose future risk."

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